Charles Ellis
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One thing that may rule against these shows is that most were in B/W. But on the other hand, a lot of these shows had interesting guest stars: established big names and rising stars. I'd love to see Adventures in Paradise in particular for its big name guest stars and locations. Last week I watched the DVD set of Coronet Blue, the sadly short-lived CBS series which was apparently the last produced by Herbert Brodkin, and the only one in color. He was responsible for The Defenders, The Nurses, and Brenner. Having seen The Nurses at the Paley Center and Brenner on the DECADES channel, I feel these shows are indeed worthy of rediscovery via DVD. With all of Route 66 and Naked City released on DVD, I think there should be a chance for the vintage B/W drama series of the 50s-60s to be released. I am surprised that the rest of The Defenders hasn't been released yet, considering it was such a acclaimed show and younger viewers would be interested what Robert Reed did before becoming "Mike Brady". Even more surprising is the absence of East Side, West Side- I mean, a TV drama starring George C. Scott and Cicely Tyson AND IT"S NOT ON DVD????? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot indeed...
As for the Warner shows- all the westerns have been put out, but why not the detective shows of the era? Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, and Edd Byrnes are still around and could do commentary for Hawaiian Eye and 77 Sunset Strip. I met Ms. Stevens some years back about it and she thought it may had to do with the fact that some of the Hawaiian Eye episodes were compiled into feature films which were shown abroad. On the other hand, I have also heard that the stumbling block is our old nemesis music clearance rights.
Personally, they're longshots, but I'd love to see Channing because of Ed Nelson (a year before reaching stardom on Peyton Place) and The New Breed (featuring John Beradino shortly before becoming Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital).
As for the Warner shows- all the westerns have been put out, but why not the detective shows of the era? Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, and Edd Byrnes are still around and could do commentary for Hawaiian Eye and 77 Sunset Strip. I met Ms. Stevens some years back about it and she thought it may had to do with the fact that some of the Hawaiian Eye episodes were compiled into feature films which were shown abroad. On the other hand, I have also heard that the stumbling block is our old nemesis music clearance rights.
Personally, they're longshots, but I'd love to see Channing because of Ed Nelson (a year before reaching stardom on Peyton Place) and The New Breed (featuring John Beradino shortly before becoming Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital).